On the silver screen, capitalists are usually vilified as greedy and heartless, while statists of every stripe are depicted as selfless, romantic idealists who only want to help people.

Our expensive welfare state is fueled by the destructive notion that 'greed' is when you want to keep your own money but 'compassion' is when you want to take somebody else's.

Free men are not equal and equal men are not free.

Pessimism is not only unwarranted, it is also a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you think the cause is lost, it will be. No one works hard for a cause they think will lose.

The greatest influence for good comes from those quiet folks who make morals, not moralizing, their vocation.

Anything short of the discipline and honesty of a true gold coin standard will inevitably self-destruct, consuming our wealth and liberties, and nurturing the omnipotent state.

A statesman doesn't try to pull himself up by dragging someboy else down, and he doesn't try to convience people they're victims just so he can posture as their savior.

Read to rediscover.

But when nothing in your life happens in a positive frame, it is difficult to think positively and hope for the best.

Those with the money are eccentric. Those without, insane.

When it comes finding the right soul mate, the problem with a lot of people is that they are expecting to find their right partners while looking at the wrong places.

All battles should be based on principles. And in a battle of principles, it is not the size of the adversary that matters. It is the size of the principle.

I don't want to get pigeonholed just doing just family films and fantasy films... I don't really want to get pigeonholed just doing anything in particular.

Throughout the nation's history, the national destiny of the United States has been understood in antimilitaristic, libertarian terms.

I'm proud of the two adjectives, superficial and frivolous.

Carbon dioxide is natural. It is not harmful. It is part of Earth's life cycle...

Chance is another name that we give to our mistakes. And all of the best things in my films are mistakes.